Twisted Roots: A Genealogist’s True Crime Podcast
The Twisted Roots podcast is hosted by genealogist Dale Sheldon. He shares true crime stories with the facts and descriptions coming directly from the original source documentation. From famous unsolved cases, to small town murders lost for a century, here you will discover what really happened. When the truth is stranger than fiction, there is no need to make it up.
Twisted Roots: A Genealogist’s True Crime Podcast
The Mailahn Family Massacre
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]
S1E1: In 1912 rural Wisconsin, a young man is tired of his family being decimated by consumption. So he decides to take matters into his own hands. Listen to the story, as told from the facts found in original source documentation, in our first episode "The Mailahn Family Massacre", on Twisted Roots: A Genealogist's True Crime Podcast.
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Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton.